Lesson 28.1
Comparing Beijing today with the old days
Lesson summary and vocabulary review
Comparing Beijing today with the old days
- useful vocabulary: progress, different, modern, growth, service
- the use of 非常 very/ extremely
- the use of 记得remember
- 一边….. 一边….. do A while doing B
附fù 近jìn nearby
进jìn 步bù progress
现xiàn 代dài 化huà modernized
记jì 忆yì memory
相xiāng 同tóng same/ similar
认rèn 不bù 得de do not recognize
刚gāng 到dào just arrived
非fēi 常cháng very/ extremely
成chéng 长zhăng to grow
服fú 务wù service
服fú 务wù 员yuán clerk/ waiter
记jì 得dé to remember
第dì 一yī 次cì first time
春chūn 卷juăn spring rolls
一yì 边biān….. 一yì 边biān ….. Do both (X) and (Y) at the same time
剩shèng 下xià to have …. left
切qiē 成chéng to cut into
半bàn half
Lesson 28.2
“It’s so noisy here!”
Lesson summary and vocabulary review
Too noisy early in the morning therefore going to the park, however, it is even noisier in the park
- the use of 靠to rely on/ again (location)
- the use of 不是….. 就是….. either …. or ….
- 所以therefore
吵chăo noisy
回huí measure word for ‘section of a story’
like 次 for counting times
靠kào to depend on/ to lean on/ against
马mă 路lù road
部bù measure word for counting cars/ movie
按àn to press
喇lă 叭bā horn
所suǒ 以yǐ therefore
不bú 是shì …… 就jiù 是shì either….or….
大dà 声shēng 地de loudly
热rè 闹nào busy and exciting (atmosphere)
极jí 了le extremely
太tài 极jí 拳quán Tai-chi
西xī 方fāng the West
给gěi for
狗gǒu dog
Lesson 28.3
Talking about memories
Lesson summary and vocabulary review
Talking about old memories
- …. 的时候 when …..
- the use of 敢dare
- the use of 要and 不要as in imperative
勇yǒng 敢găn brave
敢găn dare
自zì 己jǐ self
宿sù 舍shè dormitory
一yì 点diăn 儿er 都dōu 不bù not at all
开kāi 始shǐ beginning
哭kū to cry
不bù 敢găn dare not
容róng 易yì easy
留liú 学xué 生shēng overseas student
回huí 想xiăng to think back
难nán 过guò sad, upset
Audio Review
The help you consolidate what you have learned in this unit, we have put together a quick audio review recording. The audio review will help you with your listening comprehension and remind you of some Chinese sentence patterns and vocabulary.